Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Pawnee County
Pawnee County
County
	Pawnee County Courthouse, 2014
	Location within the U.S. state of Oklahoma
	Oklahoma's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 36°19′N 96°42′W / 36.31°N 96.7°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Founded	1893
Named for	Pawnee Nation
Seat	Pawnee
Largest city	Cleveland
Area
• Total	595 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Land	568 sq mi (1,470 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2) 4.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	15,553
• Density	26/sq mi (10/km2)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.cityofpawnee.com/county-of-pawnee

Pawnee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,553.^[1] Its county seat is Pawnee.^[2] The county is named after the Pawnee Nation,^[3] whose reservation used to encompass the county prior to allotment in 1893.

Pawnee County is included in the Tulsa, OK metropolitan statistical area.

^ "Pawnee County, Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Wilson, Linda D. "Pawnee County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, 2009. Accessed April 4, 2015.